Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Currently held offices

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Services Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (17 May 2018 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Insurance Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Nov 2014 to 24 Dec 2014)
• Member, Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] Committee (28 Oct 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (13 May 2010 to 14 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (13 May 2010 to 18 Dec 2013)
• Leader in the House of Lords, Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (10 Dec 2008 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Ministry of Justice (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (22 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Leader In the House of Lords (22 Feb 2005 to 21 Mar 2006)
• Leader, House of Lords (22 Feb 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) ( 2 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) ( 2 Dec 2004 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 2 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) ( 1 Dec 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (24 Nov 2004 to 16 Oct 2013)
• Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords (24 Nov 2004 to 15 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Broadcasting), Culture, Media & Sport (26 Jan 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Deputy Leader, House of Lords (26 Jan 2004 to 15 Nov 2004)
• Member, Draft Communications Bill (Joint Committee) (29 Apr 2002 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Public Service, Committee on (30 Apr 1996 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 15 May 1987)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) ( 3 May 1979 to 9 Jun 1983)

Recent appearances

• Artificial Intelligence: News Media - Question 7 Jul 2025

  My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Select Committee on Communications and Digital, under the chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley. I am as keen to see trustworthy journalism as are the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Black, but before we all go marching shoulder to shoulder, I wonder if we can look at some of the behaviour. For example, in today’s Daily Mail and...

• Artificial Intelligence: News Media - Question 7 Jul 2025

  Do noble Lords not want to hear it? “A hormonal collapse from another femme failure who can’t cope when the going gets tough. A woman who wilts like a stick of damp rhubarb at the first sign of trouble”. Unless we deal with that kind of misogyny in our national newspaper, and the noble Lord, Lord Black, joins some of us in trying to get high standards in our newspapers, then we will fail.

• Artificial Intelligence: News Media - Question 7 Jul 2025

  My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Select Committee on Communications and Digital, under the chair, the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley. I am as keen to see trustworthy journalism as are the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Black, but before we all go marching shoulder to shoulder, I wonder if we can look at some of the behaviour. For example, in today’s Daily Mail and...

More of Lord McNally’s recent appearances

RSS feed (?)